Anquan Boldin Expected to Play Saturday in New Orleans; Do the Cards Even Need Him?

Coming off the highest-scoring game in NFL playoff history, the Cardinals are expected to have a key piece of their offense returned for Saturday’s game against the New Orleans Saints.. Anquan Boldin, the often-whiny-over-his-contract but explosive wide receiver, is expected to return to the field after suffering knee and ankle injuries that left…

Treasurer Martin Makes it Official: He’s Running for Governor

As we predicted yesterday, Arizona Treasurer Dean Martin officially declared his candidacy for governor this morning at a closed electronics plant in Phoenix. Martin, who is in his first-term as treasurer and is a former state senator from Phoenix, will challenge sitting Governor Jan Brewer for the Republican nomination. Other notable Republicans possibly seeking…

Arizona Ranked 49th in the Country When it Comes to Highway Safety

The group Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety has given Arizona highways a new, um, honor as one of the least safe highway systems in the country.In its latest rankings, the AHSF ranks Arizona 49th in the country when it comes to highway safety based on several different criteria.AHSF looked…

Phoenix Woman Obviously Linked Falsely to “Desert Divas” Prostitution Ring Sues Maricopa County Attorney’s Office

Victoria Aguayo was arrested, indicted, and nearly prosecuted for her “role” in the infamous “Desert Divas” prostitution ring, according to a lawsuit she’s filed in Maricopa County Superior Court.Problem is: Aguayo was not a “desert diva,” and the evidence suggesting she was is laughable.On one of the “Desert Divas'” many Web sites,…

Second Inmate Allegedly Kills Himself in Less Than Month at Florence Prison

For the second time in less than a month, an inmate at the Arizona State Prison Complex-Eyman at Florence apparently has committed suicide, according to prison officials. Or, to put it in prison-speak: he allegedly “hung it up.”Corrections officials announced today that 28-year-old Jesus Cota was pronounced dead at 3:50 p.m…

Sarah Palin Rides McCain Train All the Way to Gig at Fox News

When John McCain tapped Sarah Palin as his running mate for the 2008 presidential election, he took a relatively unknown conservative governor and created what some call a monster. If you’re one of those people, you might find it interesting to know that the “monster” is teaming up with what…

Karlos Dansby to the Rescue; Cardinals Beat Packers in Overtime

If Cardinals kicker Neil Rackers left University of Phoenix Stadium in anything other than a body bag after yesterday’s 51-45 win over the surging Green Bay Packers, he probably owes it to Karlos Dansby. After the Packers clawed their way back from a 17-point deficit in the first quarter, the game was…

December Unemployment Numbers Spell Bad News for Arizona

National unemployment numbers for the month of December are in, and they aren’t pretty for Arizona.The numbers from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics find that Hispanics and construction workers were the hardest hit by the sluggish economy, and in case you hadn’t noticed, Arizona happens to have both a…